Drip-cup for umbrellas



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIMON B. MINNIOH, OF LANDISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

DRIP-CUP FOR UMBRELLAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,122, dated March 25, 1890.

Application filed December 5, 1888.

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIMON B. MINNICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Landisville, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Drip-Cups for Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of devices attached to umbrellas to catch the dripping therefrom, and the object of myimprovement is to construct a drip-cup which can be applied to the stick of any umbrellawithouthavin g it constructed especially for the purpose.

The invention consists in the combination,

with the stick, of a cup of any desirable ornamental shape, open at both ends, and provided with a rubber or other non-absorbent collar located in the lower end between the walls thereof and the stick.

The invention consists,further, in the com bination, with the stick, of a cup open at both ends and having a neck formed upon the lower end, and a rubber or other non-absorbent collar located in the neck.

The invention consists, finally, in the combination, with the stick, of a cup having a neck formed upon the lower end provided with an inwardly-proj ectin g flange and a collar seated in the neck.

The accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification, shows a vertical section of the cup.

A is the umbrella-stick, and B a drip-cup fastened to the stick above the ferrule F.

O is a neck extending downward from the bottom of the cup and provided with an annular flange G projecting inward, so as to embrace the stick. In the neck and resting upon the flange there is' seated a band or collar D, of rubber or other similar material, which serves to prevent water in the cup from escapingfrom the bottom thereof. The cup and rubber collar are held in place by a pin E passing through the neck, the collar, and the stick.

The drip-cup is put on the stick by passing the end of the ferrule through the cup, inserting it in the collar, and then pushing the cup down over the stick to its proper posi- Serial No. 292,724. (No model.)

tion. The flange G prevents the collar D from being forced through the neck by the friction between its inner surface and the surface of the stick.

The collar D may be made to fit the neck and stick so tightly as to obviate the necessity of using any special means for holding the cup in place; but I prefer to connect the parts with the stick by a pin, as before described.

I This cup is efficient, simple in construction, and readily placed upon or removed from the stick of any umbrella.

H represents an adjustable collar fitted on the stick at or near the top of the cup and having braces or stays h radiating therefrom, the ends of which bear against the sides of the cup to hold it in an upright position. This collar may be made in a continuous ring and slipped on the stick before the cup is put on it, or it may be formed of spring metal bent into the proper shape, as shown in the drawing, so that the ends may be pulled open and the collar sprung into place on the stick.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combinati0n,with the u mbrella-stick, of a drip-cup open at both ends and a nonabsorbent collar located in the lower end of the cup between the walls thereof and the stick to prevent the escape of water through the end of the cup.

2. The combinatiomwith the umbrella-stick, of a drip-cup open at both ends and having a neck formed on the lower end, and a nonabsorbent collar located in the neck between the walls thereof and the stick, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the stick of an umbrella, of a drip-cup having a neck formed upon the lower end, the said neck being provided with an inwardly-projecting flange and a collar seated in'said neck, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

SIMON B. MINNIOH.

Witnesses:

JACOB HALBAOH, WM. R. GERHART. 

